Clarion Fund

'Clarion Fund, Inc. was formed in 2006 by Raphael Shore and is a right-wing, non-profit organization that promotes an anti-Islamic viewpoint. Clarion produces and distributes anti-Islamic documentary films, and operates a web site, www.stopradicalIslam.org, that states, "Radical Islam aims to dominate a world under Sharia law. This threatens the most basic liberties and freedoms of western society. Under Sharia, the private and public lives of an individual are subjugated to the 'will of Allah'." The Fund has produced several anti-Islamic films (Obsession and The Third Jihad) targetted at an American audience. Obsession was distributed by inserting 28 million DVDs in newspapers around the US. In the case of the Detroit News, 300,000 DVD were inserted in one day. The Third Jihad is similarly promoted, and it has been shown to graduating classes of policemen attending required counter-terrorism courses.

The Clarion Fund is closely connected to Aish Hatorah, a hardline right-wing Israeli organization.

Films funded/produced

 * Iranium
 * Crossing the Line: The Intifada Comes to Campus (2010)
 * Relentless: The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East (2009)
 * Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (2005)
 * The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision for America (2003)

Advisory Board
Accessed October 2010:


 * Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.
 * M. Zuhdi Jasser
 * Clare M. Lopez
 * Daniel Pipes
 * Harold Rhode
 * Ilan Sharon
 * Sarah Stern
 * Paul Vallely - former military analyst for Fox News

Criticism

 * Pam Martens, "Koch Footprints Lead to Political Powder Keg: The Far Right's Secret Slush Fund to Keep Fear Alive", Counterpunch, October 26, 2010.

Resources

 * Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton, Neo-cons, ex-Israeli diplomats push Islamophobic video, The Electronic Intifada, 24 September 2008.

Related Sourcewatch

 * Erik Werth
 * Artist Direct Media
 * Donors Capital Fund